The Education People Hiring for Education Safeguarding Assistant – The Education People Job at Whitstable, England Full Time

Do you have experience of working in a safeguarding role as part of a social care or education, setting? Are you committed to safeguarding children and young people? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the specialist and well-regarded Education Safeguarding Service. You will act as an assistant to the area education safeguarding advisors, working closely with schools, improvement colleagues, headteachers, senior leaders and early years’ providers to offer support and advice on all matters relating to safeguarding children.

Working closely with your colleagues in the team, this job involves designing and delivering education safeguarding training using a variety of approaches (including virtual and face to face delivery) for designated safeguarding leads, managers, and staff in schools and early years provision. You will be a confident trainer with excellent communication skills and be able to deal sensitively with a wide range of safeguarding issues.

The post involves undertaking safeguarding reviews in early years settings and developing training and resources to support effective safeguarding practice in education settings, so you will have opportunities to share and develop your skills and knowledge.

The team is currently working remotely from home or in settings/venues when delivering face to face training; a hybrid model involving some office based work is expected to be adopted in the future. Although the post is based in East and South Kent and will predominantly involve delivering training in those areas, work across Kent and beyond will also be expected to meet business needs.

This is a demanding role and requires someone who is self-motivated, enthusiastic, adaptable, and able to work under pressure. You will be well supported in developing new areas of expertise.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Rebecca Avery (Training and Development Officer) on 03000 415788.

About The Company

The Education People is owned by Kent County Council and is a one-stop shop for education services, to help you improve learning, wellbeing and children’s development. We support the full age range from early years to young adults, with over 800 products and services available specific to education needs always. Our people are here to support your people and ensure you receive a high quality product and get value for money.

Whilst this post is advertised via KCC your employment will be with The Education People.